un scolding
dɪŋ noun
the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again.
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scold (skəʊld) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly; chide |
| 2. | (intr) to use harsh or abusive language |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person, esp a woman, who constantly finds fault |
| [C13: from Old Norse | |
| 'scoldable | |
| —adj | |
| 'scolder | |
| —n | |
| 'scolding | |
| —n | |
| 'scoldingly | |
| —adv | |
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Un scolding
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Word Origin & History
scold
mid-12c., "person of ribald speech," also "person fond of abusive language," from O.N. skald "poet" (see skald). The sense evolution may reflect the fact that Gmc. poets (like their Celtic counterparts) were famously feared for their ability to lampoon and mock (e.g. skaldskapr
"poetry," also, in Icelandic law books, "libel in verse"). From the beginning, used especially of women. The verb is attested from late 14c.
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